Starry goby

Asterropteryx semipunctata

Six Point Five Centimeters Goby of the Red Sea

Starry goby is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Asterropteryx
Maximum length: 6.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea to the Hawaiian, Line, and Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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